John Luther Adams World Premiere – Chamber Music Northwest
| July 10, 2024 | |
| 8:00 pm | |
| Portland, OR | |
| Reed College, Kaul Auditorium | |
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Be among the first to experience Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Luther Adams’s final major work for chamber ensemble! Prophecies of Fire will be premiered by the mesmerizing Sandbox Percussion—remembered for their stunning CMNW performances of George Crumb’s American Songbook II and Andy Akiho’s Seven Pillars two summers ago—for an utterly immersive musical experience.
Program:
GABRIELA LENA FRANK Luciérnagas (Fireflies) from Suite Mestiza for Solo Violin (2017)
GABRIELA LENA FRANK Zapatos de Chincha for Violin and Cello (2010)
JOHN LUTHER ADAMS Prophecies of Fire (CMNW Co-Commission • World Premiere)
…and I come back to find the stars misplaced,
and the smell of a world that has burned.
— Jimi Hendrix